BurdaStyle 01/2014 – 104 Fake Fur Jacket

This is the second Christmas gift I made for my sister. Her style is quite different to mine, more quirky, vintage & bohemian – she’s quite arty and also loves baking. This fabric reminded me of some of her cupcake piping so I bought it and then figured out what to do with it. It feels divine, so soft and looks like pink roses.

Fake fur is easy to sew, but my goodness it makes an unbelievable mess! I had pink fluff everywhere and was so relieved once the lining had gone in.

As I mentioned in my last post, I had to use a pattern where sizing wasn’t crucial which is quite easy in outerwear. This one is from 01/2014 Burda, I didn’t want too many seams to break up the look of the fabric so I eliminated that waist seam and made it hip length in case a whole coat of pink roses was too much!

I lengthened the sleeves as an afterthought by adding cuffs, it would have been better to lengthen the sleeves from the beginning. I had originally thought the 3/4 (7/8?) length sleeves added to the vintage look, but then decided they are not that practical for a furry winter jacket.

I was really happy to find these large pink snaps in the Hong Kong garment district, not surprised necessarily because I suspect you can buy anything there, but it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

I also decided that a fun jacket like this deserved a special lining and I found this flamingo printed cotton which looks great, the seams are topstitched in bright pink too.

This project was so much fun to make (pink fluffy mess aside) and my sister adores it, it is a totally original piece and suits her personality perfectly.